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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Stay Warm and Entertained at 3 Events in the Aurora Area This Winter & a Giveaway

Stay Warm and Entertained This Winter in the Aurora Area!

**Disclosure: Thank you to the Aurora Area CVB and Paramount Theatre for providing tickets for my winter giveaway. No other compensation was received; all opinions are 100% my own.

The winter months can be particularly long and grey here in the Chicago area. Fortunately, there are a few upcoming events in the Aurora area that will inspire you and your family to get out and enjoy engaging activities and performances. I am happy to highlight three upcoming events that are each unique and will have you engaging the senses this winter season. I am also giving away four tickets to the Blind Boys of Alabama performance on January 18, 2019 at the Paramount Theatre -- so be sure to enter!

Blind Boys of Alabama:

Warm up with the sounds of the Blind Boys of Alabama during their visit to Paramount Theatre Aurora on January 18 at 8PM. With a career spanning over 70 years, the musical group will inspire and captivate you with their unique interpretations of gospel favorites and renditions of contemporary spiritual music. The Blind Boys draw special influence from the blues and jazz adding their own zestiness to gospel. The jubilant sounds of the Blind Boys of Alabama will surely uplift you during our long winter days! The group has appeared on recordings with Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel and more. Couple your evening at Paramount Theatre with a dinner and you have a wonderful date night opportunity! The stirring sounds of these five time Grammy Award Winners have been rousing audiences for decades and are sure to make you fans for life! Tickets are currently available through the Paramount Theatre.

Blind Boys of Alabama

National Ballet Theatre of Odessa to Perform Swan Lake:

As part of their first U.S. tour, the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa will perform Swan Lake at Paramount Theatre on January 20 at 3PM. The legendary National Ballet Theatre of Odessa is renowned as one of the most prestigious institutions of classical ballet worldwide. The talented artists include graduates of some of the most prestigious choreography schools in Ukraine and Russia and carry the honor of continuing the remarkable heritage of the great Russian ballets. During the full scale production, your family will be amazed as 55 of Ukraine's most talented ballet performers bring alive Tchaikovsky's classical ballet Swan Lake. The incredible performance is sure to move and captivate you. I cannot think of a more perfect setting for for a performance of one of the great ballets! An afternoon enjoying Swan Lake at the Paramount will be grand indeed! Tickets are available through the Paramount Theatre.

Swan Lake by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa image courtesy of Paramount Theatre Aurora

Family Open House at Fermilab

On February 10, families are invited to explore science at Fermilab in Batavia from 1PM-5PM. During the free family event, be prepared to:

Explore physics with hands-on experiences

Watch live demos

Ask scientists questions

Go on tours

and more!

Hands-on activities at the Fermilab Open House. Image credit Fermilab.

No registration is required for the event itself. However, you will need to register if you would like to be on a tour. Check the website to fill out a request to be part of a Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab. The Fermilab Open House is best for children in 3rd grade or older. Additionally, visitors must wear closed toe shoes.

For more details on the Fermilab Open House, times of demonstrations and even check out a video about the event head to the Fermilab Open House Website.

These events are a sampling of what the Aurora Area has to offer this winter! I think this collection will inspire you and engage your senses in variety of ways providing you and your family with quite a series of winter adventures! Now for the generous giveaway:

**Enter a Giveaway for FOUR Tickets to Blind Boys of Alabama at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL on January 18! Giveaway Ends January 7, 2019**